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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 2, 2016

Retired Texas Officer Remembers Responding to 1966 Texas Tower Attack

Ramiro Martinez, then 29 years old, is the last surviving person among the group that brought the shooter down. He remembers details from that terrifying day to an astonishing degree.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 2, 2016

Video: Maryland Officers Kill Woman Wielding Shotgun, Son Wounded

A suburban Baltimore woman was shot and killed by police and her 5-year-old son was wounded Monday when an hours-long standoff at a Maryland apartment ended in gunfire.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 30, 2016

Slain San Diego Officer Identified, Suspect Charged

The slain officer, Jonathan DeGuzman, a husband and father of two, was a 16-year police veteran. Chief Shelley Zimmerman said he lost his life trying to make a positive difference and protect his community.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 21, 2016

Video: Columbus Officers Fired on During Early Thursday Call

Columbus, OH, police officers were targeted by gunfire early Thursday morning, according to police. Officers have not released a suspect description at this time and no injuries have been reported.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 21, 2016

Police Bicycle Patrols Play Major Role in Republican Convention Security

Local police have assembled a team of 300 bicycle officers, divided across two shifts, to guide and manage marches that have weaved through the heart of downtown, so far without incident.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 20, 2016

Texas Corrections Officer Killed by Inmate at Maximum Security Prison

Correctional officer Mari Johnson, 55, was found unresponsive and later pronounced dead. She began working for the department in 2009.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 19, 2016

Pennsylvania Corrections Officer Attacked, Killed in Fall Down Elevator Shaft

Corrections officer Kris Moules, 25, was killed in a fight with an inmate Monday night at the Luzerne County Prison in Wilkes-Barre, PA, when the two men fell down an elevator shaft.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 18, 2016

'Helluva' Shot Stopped Gunman in Baton Rouge, Officials Say

On Sunday, the Baton Rouge SWAT team's training kicked in and the team performed flawlessly in responding to an ambush on officers, an emotional Dabadie said at a press conference.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 18, 2016

Miami Police Rush Order for $300,000 in Body Armor Approved After Orlando Shooting

Miami Police Chief Rodolfo Llanes argued that, in the wake of the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando a month ago, the department now needs to quickly purchase the armor plates and carriers to keep civilians safe.

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